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(00:00):
Villarreal S expansive, swirlingorbs of layered light transform
Times Square this fall November 1st to 30th, 11:57 PM to 12:00
AM Times Square between 41st and49th Streets.
Times Square Arts, the largest public platform for contemporary
(00:21):
visual arts and performance, is pleased to present Leo
Villarreal for November S Midnight Moment.
His work will be on view for themonth of November synchronized
on over 90 electronic billboardsthroughout Times Square nightly
from 11:57 PM to midnight. Leo Villarreal Pixel Dust
(00:42):
November 1st to 30th, 2025 nightly 11 Colon 57 PM midnight
Using pixels and binary code as building blocks, artist Leo
Villarreal uses like to craft mesmerizing patterns inspired by
nature and the cosmos, groundingviewers in a unique and
(01:02):
harmonious experience. Interested in identifying the
rules and governing structures of systems, Villarreal designs
custom software to choreograph his moving compositions,
exploring spatial and temporal resolution as he modulates
parameters such as opacity, speed and scale.
Over the past two decades, his luminous installations have
(01:26):
transformed public spaces acrossthe globe, including the
Bleecker St. subway station in Manhattan, 9 central London
bridges on the Thames River, as well as commissioned light
sculptures for museums, music houses, airports and hospitals.
In Times Square, Villarreal willpremiere his newest work, Pixel
(01:48):
Dust, a hypnotic video of pulsating particles that
envelope the district in dazzling light sequences,
coalescing the vibrant energy ofTimes Square into a single
monochromatic moment of inflection as November S
Midnight Moment. Villarreal S Midnight Moment
presentation coincides with his new and expansive artist S
(02:09):
monograph published by MonacelliPress.
Leo Villarreal Coding Light About Leo Villarreal Leo
Villarreal is a Mexican Americanlight artist based in New York
City. Over the last 20 years, he has
exhibited widely in the United States and abroad.
(02:29):
Represented by Pace Gallery, hiswork is in the permanent
collections of museums includingthe Buffalo AKG Art Museum,
Buffalo, NY, the Museum of Modern art, New York, NY, neos
him a contemporary Art Museum, Kagawa, Japan and the National
Gallery of art, Washington, DC. Villarreal S permanent site
(02:52):
Specific works include evanescent field, Figu Art
Museum, Davenport, IA Star ceiling El Paso, El Paso Museum
of Art, El Paso, TX Firmament Mori, Toranoman Hills station
tower, Tokyo, Japan Infinite composition Lindeman Performing
(03:14):
Arts Center, Brown University, Providence, RI Fountain KCI
Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, Michigan.
Light Matrix. Houston.
Tillman J Fertitta Family College of Medicine, University
of Houston, Houston, TX. Volume Frisco, Dallas Cowboys
(03:36):
World Headquarters. Frisco, TX.
Buckyball Exploratorium. San Francisco, CA.
Light Matrix. MIT, Morris and Sophie Chang
Building, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Cambridge, MA. Volume Renwick, Renwick Gallery
at the Smithsonian American Museum of Art, Washington, DC.
(04:00):
Radiant Pathway. Rice University, Houston, TX.
Cosmos. Johnson Museum.
Cornell University. Ithaca, NY.
Multiverse. National Gallery of Art,
Washington, DC. Diagonal Grid.
Buruson Music House, Buruson Arts, Istanbul, Turkey stars
(04:24):
Light Matrix BAM and Volume BAM.Brooklyn Academy of Music,
Brooklyn, NY and High Bleecker St. for the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority at the Bleecker St. subway station in
Manhattan. In March 2013, Villarreal
inaugurated the Bay Lights, a monumental 1.8 mile installation
(04:46):
of 25,000 white LED lights on San Francisco South Bay Bridge.
In April 2021, Villarreal completed Illuminated River,
which unites nine bridges in central London into a single
monumental work of public art. Villarreal was born in
Albuquerque, NM and grew up in El Paso, TX and Juarez,
(05:09):
Chihuahua. He attended Portsmouth Abbey
School in Portsmouth, RI, and received his BA in sculpture
from Yale University in 1990 andhis master's degree in
interactive telecommunications from New York University in
1994. After graduating from NYU,
Villarreal moved to San Francisco to work for three
(05:31):
years at Paul Allen S private research lab, Interval Research
in Palo Alto. Since 2004, Villarreal has
served on the board of Ballroom Marva in Marva, Texas, a dynamic
contemporary cultural arts space.
In 2011, Villarreal proudly joined the board of the Burning
(05:53):
Man Project. As of 2025, Villarreal has
joined the board of the Madison Square Park Conservancy.
He currently lives in downtown Manhattan with his wife, Yvonne
Force Villarreal, and their two children.
About Times Square Arts Times Square Arts, the public art
(06:14):
program of the Times Square Alliance, collaborates with
contemporary artists and cultural institutions to
experiment and engage with one of the world's most iconic urban
places. Through the squares, electronic
billboards, public plazas, vacant areas and popular venues,
and the Alliance's own online landscape, Times Square Arts
(06:36):
invites leading contemporary creators such as Charles Gaines,
Joan Jonas, Jeffrey Gibson, Pamela Counsel, Mel Chin, and
Kahinda Wiley to help the publicsee Times Square in new ways.
Times Square has always been a cultural district and place of
risk, innovation and creativity,and the arts program ensures
(06:59):
these qualities remain central to the district's unique
identity.
Villarreal S expansive, swirlingorbs of layered light transform
Times Square this fall November 1st to 30th, 11:57 PM to 12:00
AM Times Square between 41st and49th Streets.
Times Square Arts, the largest public platform for contemporary
(00:21):
visual arts and performance, is pleased to present Leo
Villarreal for November S Midnight Moment.
His work will be on view for themonth of November synchronized
on over 90 electronic billboardsthroughout Times Square nightly
from 11:57 PM to midnight. Leo Villarreal Pixel Dust
(00:42):
November 1st to 30th, 2025 nightly 11 Colon 57 PM midnight
Using pixels and binary code as building blocks, artist Leo
Villarreal uses like to craft mesmerizing patterns inspired by
nature and the cosmos, groundingviewers in a unique and
(01:02):
harmonious experience. Interested in identifying the
rules and governing structures of systems, Villarreal designs
custom software to choreograph his moving compositions,
exploring spatial and temporal resolution as he modulates
parameters such as opacity, speed and scale.
Over the past two decades, his luminous installations have
(01:26):
transformed public spaces acrossthe globe, including the
Bleecker St. subway station in Manhattan, 9 central London
bridges on the Thames River, as well as commissioned light
sculptures for museums, music houses, airports and hospitals.
In Times Square, Villarreal willpremiere his newest work, Pixel
(01:48):
Dust, a hypnotic video of pulsating particles that
envelope the district in dazzling light sequences,
coalescing the vibrant energy ofTimes Square into a single
monochromatic moment of inflection as November S
Midnight Moment. Villarreal S Midnight Moment
presentation coincides with his new and expansive artist S
(02:09):
monograph published by MonacelliPress.
Leo Villarreal Coding Light About Leo Villarreal Leo
Villarreal is a Mexican Americanlight artist based in New York
City. Over the last 20 years, he has
exhibited widely in the United States and abroad.
(02:29):
Represented by Pace Gallery, hiswork is in the permanent
collections of museums includingthe Buffalo AKG Art Museum,
Buffalo, NY, the Museum of Modern art, New York, NY, neos
him a contemporary Art Museum, Kagawa, Japan and the National
Gallery of art, Washington, DC. Villarreal S permanent site
(02:52):
Specific works include evanescent field, Figu Art
Museum, Davenport, IA Star ceiling El Paso, El Paso Museum
of Art, El Paso, TX Firmament Mori, Toranoman Hills station
tower, Tokyo, Japan Infinite composition Lindeman Performing
(03:14):
Arts Center, Brown University, Providence, RI Fountain KCI
Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, Michigan.
Light Matrix. Houston.
Tillman J Fertitta Family College of Medicine, University
of Houston, Houston, TX. Volume Frisco, Dallas Cowboys
(03:36):
World Headquarters. Frisco, TX.
Buckyball Exploratorium. San Francisco, CA.
Light Matrix. MIT, Morris and Sophie Chang
Building, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Cambridge, MA. Volume Renwick, Renwick Gallery
at the Smithsonian American Museum of Art, Washington, DC.
(04:00):
Radiant Pathway. Rice University, Houston, TX.
Cosmos. Johnson Museum.
Cornell University. Ithaca, NY.
Multiverse. National Gallery of Art,
Washington, DC. Diagonal Grid.
Buruson Music House, Buruson Arts, Istanbul, Turkey stars
(04:24):
Light Matrix BAM and Volume BAM.Brooklyn Academy of Music,
Brooklyn, NY and High Bleecker St. for the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority at the Bleecker St. subway station in
Manhattan. In March 2013, Villarreal
inaugurated the Bay Lights, a monumental 1.8 mile installation
(04:46):
of 25,000 white LED lights on San Francisco South Bay Bridge.
In April 2021, Villarreal completed Illuminated River,
which unites nine bridges in central London into a single
monumental work of public art. Villarreal was born in
Albuquerque, NM and grew up in El Paso, TX and Juarez,
(05:09):
Chihuahua. He attended Portsmouth Abbey
School in Portsmouth, RI, and received his BA in sculpture
from Yale University in 1990 andhis master's degree in
interactive telecommunications from New York University in
1994. After graduating from NYU,
Villarreal moved to San Francisco to work for three
(05:31):
years at Paul Allen S private research lab, Interval Research
in Palo Alto. Since 2004, Villarreal has
served on the board of Ballroom Marva in Marva, Texas, a dynamic
contemporary cultural arts space.
In 2011, Villarreal proudly joined the board of the Burning
(05:53):
Man Project. As of 2025, Villarreal has
joined the board of the Madison Square Park Conservancy.
He currently lives in downtown Manhattan with his wife, Yvonne
Force Villarreal, and their two children.
About Times Square Arts Times Square Arts, the public art
(06:14):
program of the Times Square Alliance, collaborates with
contemporary artists and cultural institutions to
experiment and engage with one of the world's most iconic urban
places. Through the squares, electronic
billboards, public plazas, vacant areas and popular venues,
and the Alliance's own online landscape, Times Square Arts
(06:36):
invites leading contemporary creators such as Charles Gaines,
Joan Jonas, Jeffrey Gibson, Pamela Counsel, Mel Chin, and
Kahinda Wiley to help the publicsee Times Square in new ways.
Times Square has always been a cultural district and place of
risk, innovation and creativity,and the arts program ensures
(06:59):
these qualities remain central to the district's unique
identity.
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